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Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King

A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining.One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King:

"I'm afraid of everything."

"As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot."

"I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone."

"Writing is an addiction for me."

"I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter."

"When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail."

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Review: Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King

User Review - Jim - Goodreads

This Stephen King biography is unauthorised but well researched by Lisa Rogak. As a biography and not an autobiography it naturally leaves gaps as to how King feels about certain issues. A CBS crew ...Read full review

Review: Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King

User Review - David Roberts - Goodreads

The book I read to research this post is Haunted Heart The Life And Times Of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak which is a very good book which I bought at a car boot sale. This book is only around 240 pages ...Read full review

About the author (2010)

Lisa Rogak is the author of more than forty books. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina where she writes and plays piano, upright bass, and accordion in a variety of ensembles. Her most recent biographies are The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown and A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein.